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U.S. Embassy in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
U.S., DRC Host Central African Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Workshop in Kinshasa
The Governments of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the United States will host a Cybersecurity
and Cybercrime Workshop in Kinshasa, August 24–26, for the Economic Community of the Central African
States. U.S. Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Congo, James Swan and a high-level o�cial from the
DRC Government will provide remarks along with other o�cials from both Governments.
As use of Internet and mobile phones expand throughout sub-Saharan Africa, nations are grappling with
multiplying cyber threats. This workshop, a partnership between the Governments of the United States and DRC,
will address broad issues of cybercrime and cybersecurity while focusing on issues of speci�c interest to the
Central African region such as combating cybercrime; mobile phone security; Internet freedom, access, and
affordability; and the development of national computer emergency readiness teams, or CERTs.
Workshop attendees will include government o�cials from Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Republic of Congo,
Senegal and the United States of America. Regional organizations such as the African Union Commission, the
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of Central African States
(ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) have been invited to share their ideas on cybersecurity and cybercrime. Distinguished guests
from the Mitre Corporation, the University of Florida and o�cials from the U.S. Departments of State, Justice, and
Commerce will also share perspectives on cyber issues.
This workshop, the �fth in a series on this critical topic, supports the State Department’s priority of promoting
cybersecurity and cybercrime capacity-building efforts across the globe.
Opening and closing ceremonies will be open to interested press outlets. The press is invited on Monday from
9:15 AM to 10:15 AM and on Wednesday from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.
To learn more about this workshop or other cyber policy efforts at the Department of State, please follow us on
Twitter @State_Cyber, or contact us via email at SCCI_Press@state.gov.
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